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X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c)

APT28's second-stage persistent macOS backdoor. This backdoor component is known to have a modular structure featuring various espionage functionalities, such as key-logging, screen grabbing and file exfiltration. This component is available for Osx, Windows, Linux and iOS operating systems.

Xagent is a modular backdoor with spying functionalities such as keystroke logging and file exfiltration. Xagent is the group’s flagship backdoor and heavily used in their operations. Early versions for Linux and Windows were seen years ago, then in 2015 an iOS version came out. One year later, an Android version was discovered and finally, in the beginning of 2017, an Xagent sample for OS X was described.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c) Tool 1
CHOPSTICK (0a32ceea-fa66-47ab-8bde-150dbd6d2e40) Tool X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c) Tool 1
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c) Tool 1
X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c) Tool X-Agent (Android) (0a7d9d22-a26d-4a2b-ab9b-b296176c3ecf) Malpedia 1
X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware Location Tracking - T1430 (99e6295e-741b-4857-b6e5-64989eb039b4) Attack Pattern 2
X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware X-Agent (Android) (0a7d9d22-a26d-4a2b-ab9b-b296176c3ecf) Malpedia 2
X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1655.001 (114fed8b-7eed-4136-8b9c-411c5c7fff4b) Attack Pattern 2
X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware CHOPSTICK (0a32ceea-fa66-47ab-8bde-150dbd6d2e40) Tool 2
CHOPSTICK (0a32ceea-fa66-47ab-8bde-150dbd6d2e40) Tool CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK (0a32ceea-fa66-47ab-8bde-150dbd6d2e40) Tool X-Agent (Android) (0a7d9d22-a26d-4a2b-ab9b-b296176c3ecf) Malpedia 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Communication Through Removable Media - T1092 (64196062-5210-42c3-9a02-563a0d1797ef) Attack Pattern 2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Fallback Channels - T1008 (f24faf46-3b26-4dbb-98f2-63460498e433) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Domain Generation Algorithms - T1568.002 (118f61a5-eb3e-4fb6-931f-2096647f4ecd) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware X-Agent (Android) (0a7d9d22-a26d-4a2b-ab9b-b296176c3ecf) Malpedia 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 2
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Fileless Storage - T1027.011 (02c5abff-30bf-4703-ab92-1f6072fae939) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Replication Through Removable Media - T1091 (3b744087-9945-4a6f-91e8-9dbceda417a4) Attack Pattern 2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Internal Proxy - T1090.001 (f6dacc85-b37d-458e-b58d-74fc4bbf5755) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Masquerading - T1655 (f856eaab-e84a-4265-a8a2-7bf37e5dc2fc) Attack Pattern Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1655.001 (114fed8b-7eed-4136-8b9c-411c5c7fff4b) Attack Pattern 3
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 3
Dynamic Resolution - T1568 (7bd9c723-2f78-4309-82c5-47cad406572b) Attack Pattern Domain Generation Algorithms - T1568.002 (118f61a5-eb3e-4fb6-931f-2096647f4ecd) Attack Pattern 3
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 3
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 3
Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 3
Fileless Storage - T1027.011 (02c5abff-30bf-4703-ab92-1f6072fae939) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 3
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 3
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 3
Internal Proxy - T1090.001 (f6dacc85-b37d-458e-b58d-74fc4bbf5755) Attack Pattern Proxy - T1090 (731f4f55-b6d0-41d1-a7a9-072a66389aea) Attack Pattern 3